Millions of dollars collected from speed cameras in WA are being spent without appropriate ministerial oversight and with inadequate guidance as to where funds would be best directed.
Among the huge list of council hopefuls is the usual swag of business people, community heroes, colourful characters and eyebrow-raising pitches which make elections great.
Port of Esperance has signed a 10-year licence agreement with Esperance-based Mackenzie Marine and Towage to operate tug services at the southern port.
The state government has confirmed $4.5 million restoration works will go ahead on Carnarvon's One Mile Jetty, almost six years after its closure to the public.
Ministers Rita Saffioti, Paul Papalia, Bill Johnston and Balcatta MP David Michael were the major movers as Roger Cook unveiled his refreshed cabinet at Dumas House this morning.
Emerging as officially elected party leader alongside deputy Rita Saffioti, incoming premier Roger Cook has also confirmed Balcatta MP David Michael as a new cabinet minister.
ANALYSIS: The factional rift that enabled Roger Cook to become Labor leader has parallels with a famous preselection battle during which a young Ben Wyatt defeated union heavyweight Helen Creed.
ANALYSIS: Factional interests, ambitious backbenchers and demographic representation loom as key considerations for the premier as he mulls over who to promote to cabinet this month.
While council amalgamations have been extensive across Australia in recent decades, organised opposition and one blundered attempt has made it a nonstarter here in WA.
The Nationals will hold just four seats in the lower house after former party leader Terry Redman lost the South West seat he's held since 2013 this morning.
Inexperienced councillors and an overreliance on bureaucratic expertise are among major drivers of local government inefficiency, according to new research from Mannkal Economic Education Foundation.
Building firms ADCO Constructions and Pindan have secured a pair of contracts collectively worth around $24 million, with ADCO to expand Osborne Park Hospital and Pindan to build a new community centre in Kalamunda.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Ian Campbell, Steven Finney, Simon Morten, Margrete Chaney, Jayson Miragliotta, David Michael, John Phillimore, Graham Sansom, Anne Wood, Henry Zelones, Duncan Ord, Felicity Horn, Adam Radford, James Clement, Aman Sandhu and Jane Betts.